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The Book Slave
Punk / Indie / Shoegaze

		NORTHFORD, Connecticut United States Profile Views: 38598 Last Login: 12/15/2009
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The Book Slave: General Info

Member Since	10/18/2006
Band Members	Daniel Gordon Katz - Guitars, keyboards, Vocals Joseph Paul Katz - guitars, vocals.
Influences	sonic youth, cap'n jazz, my bloody valentine, fugazi, slint, off minor, saetia, smiths, rites of spring, lightning bolt, orchid, unwound.
Sounds Like	"an episode of twin peaks" - ian killdozer
Record Label	none
Type of Label	Unsigned

Upcoming Shows

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Dec 27 2009

8:00P

New Jersey // Eastern Pennsylvania // New York(help!)

TBA, New Jersey

Dec 28 2009

6:00P

The Warren w/ Solomon Solomon, Judges, and more

Frostburg, Maryland

Dec 29 2009

9:00P

Hot Tub House w/ You’ll Get Yours, Rocket 00000

Cincinatti, Ohio

Dec 30 2009

8:00P

Scorpion Island w/ Rotten Wood Moon, inbirdseye, Party Favorites

Kalamazoo, Michigan

Dec 31 2009

8:00P

Indiana // Illinois // Michigan (help!)

TBA, Indiana

Jan 1 2010

7:00P

Crackhouse w/ Empire! Empire!, High Five, Atom Bomb, more

Columbus, Ohio

Jan 2 2010

6:00P

Charm City Artspace w/ My Heart to Joy, Hostage Calm, more

Baltimore, Maryland

Jan 3 2010

6:00P

Handsome Woman w/ Brava Spectre, Back Stabbath, Rotten Wood Moon

Willimantic, Connecticut

The Book Slave's Latest Blog Entry [Subscribe to this Blog]

Two Piece Fest and more (view more)

January 16th - February 12th (catching up) (view more)

Mid December through Mid January (view more)

new lyrics + a few old ones (view more)

Catching up Blog (2nd half of Nov. - 1st week of Dec.) (view more)

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About The Book Slave

teenaged indie with butchered rhythms, reverb pedal abuse and a lot of hollering. we play shows as a duo, sans-drums, and are always looking for those disparate opportunities to do stuff around the northeast. message us, or something!
e-mail: vaguedan@hotmail.com

releases
i saw yr friends laughing (SOLD OUT) - 50 CD-R's of 6 songs recorded live in Steven Buttery's barn. Released April 26, 2008. Artwork by Dan and Joe, all hand-numbered. free at shows, $2 for mailorder.
shapes, bend and contort (SOLD OUT) 80 CD-R's of 6 songs recorded live in Matthew Paollilo's basement. Released January 17th, 2009. Artwork by Joe, all hand-numbered. free at shows, $2 for mailorder.
all bad things 200 yellow cassette tapes containing 4 songs recorded live at Dead Air by Will Killingsworth. released by We Rise records with artwork by derrick shanholtzer. released October 25th, 2009. $3 at shows, $4 for mailorder.

The Book Slave's Friend Space (Top 8)

The Book Slave has 989 friends.

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GIRLFRIEND. [new music after the holidays]	Dec 13 2009 7:28 PM hey guys, im really liking your music. its cool to see that people other than myself arent afraid to go drumless.
Anisette	Dec 8 2009 12:06 AM we found your tour cd at the handsome woman and have been rockin it in the ani-mobile since
Rotten Wood Moon (Needs Tour Dates!!!)	Dec 1 2009 12:21 AM Dudes, that sucks about the Terrordome show. I can't believe they would just drop it without trying to help us find anything else.
Connecticut DIY Shows	Nov 23 2009 12:10 AM hey! this is the first show at our new house, come hang out!
Inkwell Press wants to show you this FALL ISSUE!	Nov 18 2009 10:39 PM You fellas were mentioned in the fall issue of Inkwell Press, a music/arts zine covering the areas of Connecticut and Purchase, NY! You can view it online here:
whenairturnstowater	Oct 23 2009 7:36 PM Nice sounds guys, love the guitar tones -Adam
Divets (booking dec/jan tour)	Oct 22 2009 1:43 PM me and anisette going on a winter tour as well :)
Adam Matlock (New EPs Finished!)	Oct 12 2009 6:02 PM "My Czerny" by An Historic, my new cabaret demo with klezmer and original tunes available for free at: http://gzarapanecko.bandcamp.com/my-czerny whoohoo! Free stuff!
Topshelf Records Pre Order Pianos Become The Teeth	Oct 12 2009 5:53 AM This will be mega awesome! Click the flyer for updates / info on the show.
The New & Very Welcome	Oct 8 2009 1:23 AM Thanks! Get stoked for vegan tacos! I'm so happy you'll be there. Do you have your cassettes yet even though you haven't had your release show yet? if so, bring one and I'll purchase it!
Connecticut DIY Shows	Oct 5 2009 2:24 PM
Defective Fiction	Oct 4 2009 7:42 PM that jeff guy fucks his ass with his camera. proof in comments.
When We Were Us	Sep 19 2009 8:16 AM hello new friend.
MOUSE FOLK	Sep 12 2009 4:17 AM HEY! it was osm playing with you guys tonight ALSO, i might've bumpt into one of yr gfs by accident - please tell her i'm sry because she gave me a mean look! :( - wes
pathos	Sep 9 2009 12:57 AM sounds good man!! i want to set up a show sometime soon, maybe i could get you guys to come up. im gonna look around for a venue and get back to you. ohhhhh yeaaahhhhhhhh!!!!!!
pathos	Sep 8 2009 11:20 PM hey dudes! we should trade shows sometime!
Deer Friends	Aug 28 2009 3:27 AM YEAHHH! if you guys also know of anything, we'd love to see you guys again. we have a shit load of new songs/amp setups and stuff!
Perfect Future	Aug 16 2009 7:10 PM Thanks so much guys! I really enjoyed your set also. Hopefully we get a chance to play together again soon! -pf
MY HEART TO JOY	Aug 11 2009 12:06 PM Thank you brothers! See you guys in a little over 2 weeks!
Who Goes There?	Aug 9 2009 7:00 PM If you ever need help in Pittsburgh, you guys are more than welcome to come and play. You guys were seriously fucking good and it was a pleasure to play with you. I hope you had a safe ride home and enjoyed your night. There was so much jazz in my face. -Brendan
MOUSE FOLK	Aug 9 2009 3:31 AM hey we finally got some trax up if you want to listen C U SOON
Defective Fiction	Aug 8 2009 4:59 AM yeah dickhead, the fucking colonial history.
GHOST MALL	Jul 31 2009 6:47 PM ahhhh! what a bummer! Don't worry we'll have you guys back sometime soon. We'd love to come up to CT sometime too. -gm
Pamola	Jul 29 2009 10:11 AM yeah, sorry for the short notice, we just found out two days ago. The date would be in Troy, ME, which is a bit of a trip for you guys. I just figured I'd extend an invitation your way.
Pamola	Jul 28 2009 7:04 PM Could I somehow get the mp3's of your first record? And when is the next one coming? You guys are so good. I'm sorry nothing worked last July with setting up a show here. We'll play together someday I'm sure. Any chance you guys will be in Maine on Aug. 15th?

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